Recommendations on Management of Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic: an Iranian Consensus

Autor: Afshin Rakhsha, Farzad Taghizadeh-Hesary, Zahra Siavashpour
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Colorectal cancer
medicine.medical_treatment
Review Article
Iran
Medical Oncology
0302 clinical medicine
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
Pandemic
Medicine
Rectal cancer
Aged
80 and over
Proctectomy
Palliative Care
Age Factors
Gastroenterology
Neoadjuvant Therapy
medicine.anatomical_structure
Oncology
Chemotherapy
Adjuvant
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Practice Guidelines as Topic
030211 gastroenterology & hepatology
Coronavirus Infections
medicine.medical_specialty
Consensus
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Clinical Decision-Making
Pneumonia
Viral
Locally advanced
Developing country
Rectum
Betacoronavirus
03 medical and health sciences
Chemotherapy
Humans
Intensive care medicine
Pandemics
Aged
Neoplasm Staging
Infection Control
Radiotherapy
Rectal Neoplasms
SARS-CoV-2
business.industry
Patient Selection
COVID-19
Cancer
medicine.disease
Radiation therapy
business
Zdroj: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
ISSN: 1941-6636
1941-6628
DOI: 10.1007/s12029-020-00454-4
Popis: Purpose Today, the rapid outbreak of COVID-19 is the leading health issue. Patients with cancer are at high risk for the development of morbidities of COVID-19. Hence, oncology centers need to provide organ-based recommendations for optimal management of cancer in the COVID-19 era. Methods In this article, we have provided the recommendations on management of locally advanced rectal cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic based on our experience in Shohada-e Tajrish Hospital, Iran. Results We recommend that patients with locally advanced rectal cancer should be managed in an individualized manner in combination with local conditions related to COVID-19. Conclusion Our recommendation may provide a guide for oncology centers of developing countries for better management of locally advanced rectal cancer.
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